America, Let's Invest in Some Drone-Killing Eagles

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Many things can take down a drone. The weather. Firearms. Lasers. Eagles.

Wait. What?

Dutch National Police use eagles to snatch the confounded devices out of the air. You could argue they ought to do this all the time, but police limit the aerial attacks to drones flying over restricted areas. They've been at it since January, and earlier this week staged a demonstration that Emmanuel Dunand captured in this amazing photo.

Authorities are so pleased with the raptors that they've got four sea eagle chicks poised to join the force next summer. Until then, police rely upon birds provided by the experts at Guard From Above.